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Foundations of Pastoral Care

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ISBN-10: 0834123053

ISBN-13: 9780834123052

Edition: 2007

Authors: Bruce L. Petersen

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Most people focus on pastoral ministry--the activities, programs, and outreach connected with the life of the church--when considering the work of a pastor. But one of the most important parts of a minister's job is pastoral care--activities such as compassion, healing, sustaining, guiding, and reconciling people to one another and to God. People today earnestly seek a minister who knows their names and cares about their hurts. Foundations of Pastoral Care introduces both clergy and laity to the ministry skills and personal qualities needed to provide effective care for people inside and outside the church. With thorough examination, Professor Bruce Petersen traces the historical…    
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Book details

List price: $44.99
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: The Foundry Publishing
Publication date: 9/19/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.694

Acknowledgments
Pastoral Care Foundations
An Introduction to Pastoral Care
Providing Pastoral Soul Care
Unleashing the Laity
Lay-Led Pastoral Care
Caring Through Small Groups
Pastoral Care Roles
Pastoral Care as Shepherding
Pastoral Care as Counseling
Pastoral Care as Collaboration
Pastoral Care and the Means of Grace
Pastoral Presence
The Pastor's Presence in Resolving Conflict
The Pastor's Presence in Crisis
The Pastor's Presence in Celebration
The Pastor's Presence in Human Suffering
The Pastor's Presence amid Death and the Dying
The Pastor Is a Person
The Pastor's Character and Conduct
The Pastor's Personal Life
Notes
Bibliography